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Bob Brenly
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Ty Cobb
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Rules Followed
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Unwritten Rules of Baseball
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Rules of Baseball
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Qualifications
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9 year career as catcher; (starter for 5yrs)
career .247 hitter
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20+ years as outfielder;
led league in slugging 7 times, once hitting five home runs in two games.
led league in hitting 11 times;
career .367 hitter (record)
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what if: You’re hitting against a pitcher throwing a perfect game?
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I would swing and miss three times and then tip my cap to him. I wouldn’t want to ruin things for him by getting a hit.
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I would shorten my swing to get a base hit or bunt or try to get hit by cursing at the pitcher. It’s not really a perfect game if you don’t make them earn it.
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what if: The opposing pitcher throws chin music at you and you face him again 2 innings later?
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I would take a stance further away from the plate. I wouldn’t want to get hit by the ball.
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I would lay a bunt down the first base line, with the intention of shredding up the pitchers legs and arms with my cleats as he tries to field the ball. The strike zone may belong to him, but the baseline is mine.
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what if: After you’ve reached first base, your teammate hits a double play ball?
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I would slowly skip towards second base and then get out of the second baseman’s way so that he could throw my teammate out.
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I would slam into the second basemen and try to kick the ball out of his glove and into the outfield. Playing hard makes the other side work harder and can force mistakes.
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what if: Your team is up 10 runs and you’ve reached first base?
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I would stand motionless on first base until one of my teammates gets a hit.
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I would steal second, then third, and then home. It doesn’t stop being a game once one side is up. Why would fans bother watching a guy who quits in the middle of the game?
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what if: You’re at bat with your team down 10 runs?
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I would try to get on base with a walk or hit.
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Beat and berate my teammates because they suck. Men playing a boy’s game need to be yelled at when they don’t get the job done.
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what if: You’re at the plate when the opposing catcher drops his mask throwing out your teammate, who was trying to steal second?
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I would pick his mask up and give it to him.
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I would stomp on the mask and kick it into his dugout. Just because the catcher has a good arm doesn’t mean I have to be in love with him.
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what if: You get heckled by a fan while playing your position?
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I would ignore him and concentrate on what the opposing hitter is doing.
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I would beat the shit out of that guy and then concentrate on what the opposing hitter is doing. I’d expect fans to do the same if I heckled them.
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